ICSE Class 8 Answered

Important features of the land revenue settlements:

1. The land revenue settlements gave birth to a new social class of landlords who were loyal to the British Government.
2. The British Government was assured of a fixed flow of revenue income without the hassle of the collection process.
3. The new zamindari system gave impetus to absentee landlordism which resulted in the creation of many intermediaries between the State and the cultivator.
4. As a result of this process, there came into being a class of moneylenders which was seen as corrupt and exploitative.